Articles with the Tag: Flathead River
Drifts of dead grasshoppers lay under a couple of pickups at David and Sue Nash’s ranch in Irvine Flats, remnants of horrific grasshopper hatches in the area. They have to shovel them up and burn them or they decay and smell. “It’s just staggering how many grasshoppers there are this yea...
LAKE COUNTY — The National Weather Service’s heat advisory issued for Saturday and Sunday warned those living in Western Montana to be prepared for some of the hottest weather ever recorded in the month of June, and they were right. Across the state on Sunday, Helena set an all-time reco...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Les Bigcrane, of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Wildland Recreation Program, announces the following tribal recreation seasonal closures and openings: — The use of fireworks at the Blue Bay Camp Grounds is prohibited except at the day-use beach area on the F...
MOIESE – Humans can play a key role in protecting and preserving the pristine blue Flathead River and its aquatic inhabitants, more than 1,000 students learned at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ annual River Honoring held May 11-13. The event has educated fourth and fifth gr...
PABLO – Many furred and scaled beasts roam the Flathead Reservation, but the valley floor is well-known to outsiders for hosting an abundance of feathered flyers that typically places the destination among the top bird watching habitat in Montana. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ha...
PABLO — Virgil Dupuis has spent the last 30 years fighting with invasive species so he’s a good fit for Governor Steve Bullock’s Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council. The governor appointed Dupuis and seven other Montanans to the council on Feb. 20. Although the board hasn’...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes POLSON — The Division of Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation developed an Animal Field Guide mobile app for elementary, middle, and high school students. The mobile app, entitled “Animal Field Guide – Flathead Reservation: Rip...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION —On Friday, Aug. 22, a 6-year old female grizzly bear and her two cubs of the year were captured in the Kalispell area, north of Highway 35 along the Flathead River. The family group was captured earlier this year on the Flathead...
LAKE COUNTY — Flathead Lake is an ideal cool place to spend the blazing last days of summer, but Lake County Undersheriff Dan Yonkin reminds people that fun outings can end up in a trip to the hospital or jail if proper safety measures aren’t taken. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies h...
FLATHEAD RIVER — More than 1,000 students learned lessons about nurturing relationships with native wildlife, people and oneself at the River Honoring held last week beside the Lower Flathead River near Moiese. The annual event partners community organizations with fourth and fifth graders fro...